Project 5: Processing process

A big part of the process for this project was using generative art process with Processing software  (that's a lot of "P"s in a single sentence).

The characters in this piece were distorted using a randomized and automated script. The software would find a random pixel on the piece (within designated area, so I could for example concentrate on distorting the face by giving x and y pixel coordinates where the face starts) and sample a rectangle of random size from that pixel. All the pixels from this rectangular area are copied from the original picture and pasted into the modified picture (in both cases, the character with the head removed). It is then shifted by a random amount of pixels on both x and y axis (random within range) and given a random opacity (from around 5 to 80 percent) to create the effect.

This process is repeated a number of times and the outcome is saved. Rinse and repeat. I have created over a hundred pieces like the ones above (not all of them are "good" or even usable). I have chosen a dozen or so to be pasted and manipulated into the final piece.